ORS 497.298: Scientific taking permit; rules.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) Any person desiring to take wildlife for scientific purposes shall first obtain from the State Fish and Wildlife Commission a scientific taking permit. The commission, by rule, shall prescribe a procedure for applying for permits and the form thereof, and shall prescribe the terms and conditions of taking wildlife under the permit to insure that wildlife taken pursuant to the permit will be used only for scientific purposes. (2) No person who holds a scientific taking permit shall violate any of the terms or conditions of the permit. (3) As used in this section, “scientific purposes” means the study or examination of wildlife for the acquisition of knowledge thereof. [1973 c.723 §65]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 635-007-0910: Scientific Taking Permit Application — Fish — implements
- OAR 635-044-0490: Cost, Expiration Date, and Changes to a Wildlife Holding, Wildlife Exhibitor/Animal Entertainment Industry or Wildlife Sanctuary Permit — implements
- OAR 635-044-0490: Cost, Expiration Date, and Changes to a Wildlife Holding, Wildlife Exhibitor/Animal Entertainment Industry or Wildlife Sanctuary Permit — authority
- OAR 635-044-0510: Inspection of Facilities — implements
- OAR 635-044-0510: Inspection of Facilities — authority
- OAR 635-044-0540: License Required to Propagate Game Birds — implements
- OAR 635-044-0540: License Required to Propagate Game Birds — authority
- OAR 635-062-0055: Record Keeping and Reporting Requirements — implements
- OAR 635-062-0055: Record Keeping and Reporting Requirements — authority
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Cited by
- ORS 183.700: Permits subject to ORS 183.702.
- ORS 448.305: Special ordinance authority of certain cities.
- ORS 496.731: Written notification requiring removal of attractant for potentially habituated wildlife; exceptions.
- ORS 497.312: Special restrictions on holding coyotes.
- ORS 497.318: Revocation of scientific taking or wildlife holding and habitat removal permits.
- ORS 498.026: Transaction in threatened or endangered wildlife species prohibited.
- OAR 635-043-0051: Authority to Take or Harass Wildlife
- OAR 635-044-0530: Possession of Coyote Prohibited Without Permit
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors497.html